I hope you are having a wonderful day filled with lots of light and love! Yes, I know first hand that not everyday feels joyful and splendid. Sometimes you just want to tell the world to take its joy somewhere else because you're "just not feeling it today." Right? Sometimes we get this way simply because the joy of life seems to be taking a vacation from our personal lives. We all want to feel it, but when it's too hard to get we have a knack for letting it pass us by. That's at least how I feel on occasion.
Some of you may be feeling this way now for various reasons:
- Your finals are trying to do you in
- All your closest friends have a significant other and/or are getting married leaving you to wonder why you're still single
- You're tired of riding an emotional roller coaster
- You just want to eat that beautiful brownie sundae even though it might make you feel terrible later
- You have no idea what's happening
And maybe you really are having a ridiculously good day and want to sing Christmas songs while you skip down the street! (I might do that later... Don't judge, I know you all secretly want to.)
Nevertheless, I read a little something, something this morning that I wanted to share with all of you.
"On this upward and sometimes hazardous journey, each of us meets our share of daily challenges. If we are not careful, as we peer through the narrow lens of self-interest, we may feel that life is bringing us more than our fair share of trials--that somehow others seem to be getting off more lightly.
But the tests of life are tailored for our own best interests, and all will face the burdens best suited to their own mortal experience. In the end we will realize that god is merciful as well as just and that all the rules are fair. We can be reassured that our challenges will be the ones we needed, and conquering them will bring blessings we could have received in no other way."
-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Created for Greater Things
It amazes me how each trial we face, big or small, suits us perfectly. In all honestly, that's probably what makes it a trial. The things you face every day are very specifically designed for you. So, next time a trial tries to knock you down, remember Heavenly Father loves you enough to design a trial to meet your exact needs.
On another note, there are only a couple of days left of November to dig a little deeper into knowledge. Hopefully you've all been learning some fascinating things.
"God gave you moral agency and the opportunity to learn while on Earth, and He has a work for you to do. To accomplish this work you have an individual responsibility to seek learning."
-Sister Mary N. Cook
Don't forget about our "Popluck" and movie night while we make blankets tonight! (See Facebook for details)
Sunshine can always be found!
Lots of love,
Mallary
